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The Key to Your Success
The Right Seed

   Welcome to the 2009-2010 Wensman Website  Our new website contains essential information about our company.  I appreciate your time as you page through details about the people, products and programs that comprise the framework of Wensman Seed.
   When Wensman Seed was established in 1997, we understood the challenges that faced us.  We couldn’t be just another company selling seed.  Our business model had to be sustainable.  We had to provide growers with value.  We had to do it right the first time.  Wensman Seed got started on a fairly simple premise – we had to provide each grower with the best seed for their fields.  Providing “the right seed” worked in the beginning and continues to work today.   
   In those early years, Wensman recognized the advantage of Bt echnology.  We quickly determined that Bt corn borer protection was the right seed for our growers.  With our products in their fields, Wensman growers enjoyed tremendous yields when corn borer devastated non-Bt crops.  We proved our worth those seasons.  Bt corn was indeed “the right seed.”
   Staying on the forefront of seed technology and genetic advances has allowed Wensman to continue a leadership position in the industry.  Wensman growers have seen continual product advancements through the years:

Bt Corn Borer Protection
Roundup Ready® Corn
Roundup Ready® Corn 2
Bt Rootworm Protection
Double-Stacked Corn Traits
Triple-Stacked Corn Traits
Roundup Ready® Soybeans
Roundup Ready® Cyst Soybeans
Genuity™ Roundup Ready 2 Yield™ Soybeans

Jeff Wensman I  

General Manager
   

 

   Through out the years, Wensman has always paired the latest wonders of seed technology with the best germplasm available.  Our corn and soybean products are “hand picked” by our product management team.  Hands-on genetic assessment through comprehensive research and hundreds of local plots has enabled Wensman to offer a product line-up unrivaled in our sales geography.  With research stations at Kenyon MN and Morris MN, our corn breeders are selecting out the best corn products for our sales geography.  Their efforts to develop proprietary germplasm, sets Wensman apart now and going forward in the future.
   I am very excited about what lies ahead.  We are launching Genuity™ Roundup Ready 2 Yield™ soybeans this year.  GENRR2Y represents a major step up in soybean yield.  I am proud that Wensman is again out front with this major product improvement.  And there are many more new traits being developed.  The package of eight genes in SmartStax™ corn should be here soon.  Wensman intends to bring that exciting advancement to your fields as soon as it is approved.
   Our new Acceleron™ seed treatment offers yet another very positive move for both our corn and soybean line-up.  Acceleron™, an external seed coat technology, is formulated with the best components available.  The multiple modes of action in Acceleron™ compliment the trait protections offered by internal genetic modifications.  By defending against weeds, pests and disease both inside and outside the seed, the yield potential of our world-class germplasm is allowed to express itself in bigger yields.  Believe me, the right seed for your fields will have Acceleron™ seed treatment.
   Bringing all of this together is the role of our people.  I truly believe that Wensman has the best people in the business.  From the Production Team that grows, conditions, packages and delivers the seed to the Customer Service Center Team that coordinates our operational activities to the Sales Team that provides expert product knowledge -Wensman is simply the best.
   Our teams are trained regularly in all facets of our business and to improve their careers.  Knowledge about our products is essential.  Time management improves customer service.  Better communication skills make everyone’s life easier.  We will always be learning how to do a better job for you. 
   My goal today remains the same as it did at the beginning: 

Our success is measured by your confidence.  Thank you for making Wensman The Right Seed for Your Fields™.

 
 Management Team  
       
Jeff Wensman
General Manager
218.631.2954

jeff.wensman@wensmanseed.com
Dan Sartell
Marketing Manager
218.631.2954

dan.sartell@wensmanseed.com
Joel Leafblad
Product Manager
320.221.2662
joel.leafblad@wensmanseed.com
Amy Olson
Administrative Manager
218.631.2954

amy.olson@wensmanseed.com
       
 Customer Service Team

800.456.4894   

     
Kristie Barthel
Finance Coordinator
Supply Specialist
kristie.barthel@wensmanseed.com
Michelle Frost
Marketing Assistant
michelle.frost@wensmanseed.com
Linda Loween
Customer Service Rep.
Dispatching
linda.loween@wensmanseed.com
   
Mary Stuntebeck
Customer Service Rep.
mary.stuntebeck@wensmanseed.com
Melissa Wegscheid
Customer Service Rep.
Dispatching

melissa.wegscheid@wensmanseed.com
 North Region Team  
       
Mark Vortherms
Regional Sales Manager
North Region
320.267.0319
mark.vortherms@wensmanseed.com
Ryan Casavan
Territory Sales Manager
Red Lake Falls, MN
701.330.2919
Chris Bryce
Territory Sales Manager
Glenwood, MN
320.424.1874
Jamie Pulkrabek
Territory Sales Manager
Sartell, MN
218.255.3653
       
Bill Shores
Territory Sales Manager
Ashby, MN
218.770.9474
Bob Schmitt
Territory Sales Manager
Spicer, MN
320.894.3964
Cordell Hoff
Territory Sales Manager
Medina, ND
701.220.3946
Jim Wensman
Territory Sales Manager
Fargo, ND
701.793.1699
       
Brian McNamee
Territory Sales Manager
Buchanan, ND
701.870.0926
Matt Mesenbrink
Territory Sales Manager
Silver Lake, MN
320.583.3290
   
 Plains Region Team  
Dan Sauer
Regional Sales Manager
Plains Region
605.880.8080
dan.sauer@wensmanseed.com
Paul Herman
Territory Sales Manager
Clark, SD
605.881.3032
Jeremy Krueger
Territory Sales Manager
Groton, SD
605.380.1907
Rusty Olson
Territory Sales Manager
Rutland, SD
605.695.1272
       
Brent Leiferman
Territory Sales Manager
Kimball, SD
605.680.1421
Ryan Thompson
Territory Sales Manager
Tea, SD
605.690.2573
Mike Hanson
Territory Sales Manager
Milbank, SD
605.949.1884
Nate Schmitz
Territory Sales Manager
Elk Point, SD
605.670.2298
 South Region Team  
Nathan Engelstad
Regional Sales Manager
South Region
507.227.1072

nathan.engelstad@wensmanseed.com
Nathan Christie
Territory Sales Manager
Steen, MN
507.920.0050
Brian Draeger
Territory Sales Manager
Lakeville, MN
507.573.2660
Kirk Engen
Territory Sales Manager
Marshall, MN
507.240.0034
       
Brent Miller
Territory Sales Manager
Lake Wilson, MN
507.227.9518
Jay Schmidt
Territory Sales Manager
Kellogg, MN
507.273.3262
Jacob Tintes
Territory Sales Manager
New Ulm, MN
507.276.7775
Jenae Willette
Territory Sales Manager
Delavan, MN
507.525.2762

218-631-2954 Phone
800-456-4894 Toll Free
218-631-4195 Fax
P.O. Box 190
63585 Highway 10 West
Wadena MN  56482

  wensman@wensmanseed.com

800.456.4894